Tree Information
Common Name: Port-Orford-cedar
Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 1066
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 121 in.
Height: 59 ft.
Crown: 27 ft.
Points: 187
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Alyssa Sieja, Adam Downing, and Greg Zell
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: The double-trunk specimen appears to be in healthy conditon and growing in a safe environment. English Ivy growing around trunk should be removed. It is located at the grave marker of Albert Speiden, who earned local fame as an architect in Manassas and Washington, D.C. A Manassas home which he designed and in which he raised a family was donated to the Manassas Museum System in 2006. This tree species is rare in the eastern U.S. Its identification was confirmed by a taxonimist at the National Arboretum in D.C. Trunk circumference measured at 1' above ground line because trunk is split at standard measuring height. Height was overestimated in 2007.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Manassas
Land Owner: City of Manassas
GPS Coordinates: 38.75006, -77.48103
Directions: Located on the grounds of the Manassas Cemetery. From I-66, take the Rte. 234 By-pass to exit Rte. 28N toward Old Town Manassas. After crossing the RR tracks, and then passing through the Stonewall Road intersection, go about 100 yds. to the Manassas Cemetery on the right. Enter through Center Street gate and drive to first bend in loop road. Look for the "Speiden" gravemarker, flanked by two large conifers, on a curve in the cemetery road. The Port-Orford-cedar is the one on the right as you face the front of the stone.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Daniel Spoden
Contact Phone: 703-257-8374
Contact Info: Daniel Spoden is the City of Manassas Arborist.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Rod Royse
Other Nominators: Myron Carlson & Steve Seba
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